PRACTICE QUIZ FOR QUARTERLY EXAMS

What do you call the horizontal lines found in the globe?

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

Which of the following describes a longitude?

• Its reference point starts at the equator.

• It is an imaginary line that runs from east to west.

• It is an imaginary line that runs from north to south.

• It is a horizontal line that divides the earth into north and south hemispheres.

What is the climate experienced by countries that are located within or near the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn?

• Desert

• Polar

• Temperate

• Tropical

Which of the following is considered to be the coldest layer?

• Ionosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Materials or natural resources that take millions of years to be replenished once consumed entirely are called:

• nonrenewable

• recyclable

• reusable

What is the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere?

• Argon

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

In which atmospheric layer is Aurora borealis found?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

What do you call a mixture of gasses and particles that surround a planet, held by gravity?

• Atmosphere

• Blanket

• Greenhouse

• Ozone

What imaginary line of the globe is read as 180 degree longitude?

• Meridian

• Antemeridian

• Prime median

• Tropic of Cancer

What do you call the great circle that is halfway between the Northern and Southern Hemisphere?

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian